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Securities Litigation

We advise public companies on insider-trading prevention programs, reporting and other disclosure issues, codes of conduct and overall compliance with state securities law. We have represented clients in disputes involving actions taken by government agencies or other self-regulatory organizations.

Edition 14 of the SCM Briefing provides an update on the key legal, regulatory and market developments affecting structured capital markets transactions, and contains features on the Basel Committee / IOSCO consultation on identifying "Simple, Transparent and Comparable" securitisations and the Basel Committee's final Revisions to the Securitisation Framework.

Within Turkey's International Arbitration Law, "hybrid" agreements — those containing clauses on both jurisdiction and arbitration for the same matter — have long been subject to debate. Two seemingly contradictory Court of Appeals decisions suggest a likely interpretation, but uncertainty remains.

Dispute resolution in Turkey will have an alternative channel in the Istanbul Arbitration Center, established by law No. 9760. The Center aims to spur investment by providing a more efficient process for confidential dispute resolution, particularly for complex matters between foreign companies and Turkish ones.

Every day our more than 4,000 lawyers, economists, tax advisors and other professionals share insights and best practices across borders and practices. We speak more than 75 languages and represent more than 55 nationalities, and the close relationships among our people fosters the trust needed to develop and deliver world-class solutions to multinational clients.

We share an uncompromising commitment to excellence, which explains why more of our lawyers are included as leading lawyers in the Chambers Global Guide to the World’s Best Lawyers than any other Global 20 law firm.

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We started with a vision of going global and were in eight countries before our 10th anniversary. Today we have 77 offices in 47 countries -- including the emerging markets so important to the growth of your business.